Boca Juniors drew 2-2 with Argentins Juniors in a vibrant match this Saturday and was left with the first ticket to the Diego Maradona Cup final of Argentine football, while River Plate was left out of the title fight. the fall 2-0 with Independent.
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Boca, who lined up a formation with several substitutes, recovered from an adverse start, as Argentins started better and took the lead with a goal from Diego Sosa (9).
The ‘Xeneize’ team turned the score around with goals from Mauro Zárate (24), after a brilliant assist from Colombian Edwin Cardona, and Ramon Wanchope Abila (60), who in the first half missed a penal (42), which he raised above the crossbar.
Boca seemed to be heading smoothly to the final, but Fausto Vera (87) tied for Argentines, who needed to win to be a finalist.
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Thus, Boca finished at the top of Group A of the Champion Phase with 9 points, followed by River (8 and goal difference +1) and Argentines Juniors (8 and 0), and in the final of the Copa Maradona s ‘will face the winner of Group B, which will be known on Sunday, with Banfield, Tallers de Córdoba and Gimnàstica la Plata as candidates to get the other ticket to the definition.
Beyond playing the final of the Copa Maradona next week, Boca has as its main goal the Copa Libertadores, so it reserved most of its owners for the rematch of the semifinal against the Brazilian Santos, which will be played next Wednesday in Vila Belmiro after drawing 0-0 the first game.
On the other hand, River came with a good chance of fighting for a place in the final, against the already eliminated Independent, but the ‘Red’, who even ran out of technical director in the last hours for the resignation of Lucas Pusineri, surprised him with a double by the skilled Alan Velasco (24 and 40), in a duel that showed in low form the ‘Millionaires’.
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Like Boca, River will play all or nothing in the other semifinal of the Copa Libertadores next Tuesday, when he visits Palmeiras in Sao Paulo. Those led by Marcelo Gallardo have to go back three goals as visitors, after falling 3-0 in the first match.
– Vélez advances in the Complementation Phase –
For the Complementation Phase, Vélez took over Group B and advanced to the definition of this round by beating Godoy Cruz 3-2.
At the Group B table, Vélez moved from first place to Newell ‘s who took leave of the tournament with a 3-1 defeat on his visit to Racing, a team that was last led by coach Sebastià Beccacece, who announced his departure a few weeks ago.
In addition to the defeat, Racing regretted that Chilean goalkeeper Gabriel Arias came out injured before the end of the match.
For Group A of the Complementation Phase, Rosari Central finished first, although they lost 2-0 in their visit to Lanús.
Despite this defeat, Central, who has 10 points and a goal difference of +6, is almost qualified for the final, although he must expect that Defense and Justice (7 points and difference 0) will not beat him by 6 or more goals in Aldosivi, in a match postponed to Thursday by the cases of covid-19 in the ‘Falcon’ auriverde.
The winner of the final among the first of the Champion Phase will qualify for the next Copa Libertadores, while the duel between the best of the Complementary Phase and the loser of the first final will be a qualifier in the South American Cup- 2022.